The Capitol Hill GOP Is – As Usual – The Weakest Link
The Harris And Walz Team Keep The Grift Going
Republicans Should Absolutely Nuke The Filibuster
Resistance Is Futile...and Stupid
The Perfect Revenge
As Trump 47 Looms, Biden Brings World to Brink of War
Don’t Let the Left Destroy Trump’s Picks with Hypocritical Accusations and Unrealistic Sta...
When the Right Goes Wrong
Blinken In Deep Water After State Dept. Hosts Therapy Sessions Post-Trump Win
Democrats Ramp Up Their Criticism of Tulsi Gabbard
Why We Should Be Concerned Over the Philippine VP’s Comments
These Democratic Senators Could Sure Be in Trouble After Voting for Sanders' Anti-Israel...
Top Democrat Leader Obliterates The View’s Reasoning for Why Trump Won
Joe Rogan, Elon Musk Hilariously Spark Exchange On X Over Failing MSNBC
Matt Gaetz for Florida Governor?
Tipsheet

The White House Just Fired Tillerson's Top Aide...Here's Why

The White House has fired Steve Goldstein, the undersecretary of public affairs at the State Department, hours after replacing his boss, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Advertisement

According to reports, the decision was made because Goldstein contradicted President Trump’s account of Tillerson’s firing when he stated that the former Exxon Mobile CEO was “unaware of the reason” he was being let go.

He also said Tillerson learned of his dismissal on Twitter, where Trump publicly announced it Tuesday morning and said CIA Chief Mike Pompeo would be replacing him.

“Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!” Trump wrote. 

Advertisement

Tillerson, Goldstein argued, had “every intention of remaining… [he] did not speak to the President and is unaware of the reason” for his termination. 

Trump said, however, that "Rex and I have been talking about this a long time. We — we got along actually quite well, but we disagreed on things. When you look at the Iran deal, I think it’s terrible. I guess he thought it was OK. I wanted to either break it or do something, and he felt a little bit differently. So we were not really thinking the same,” Trump explained Tuesday. 

“With Mike, Mike Pompeo, we have a very similar thought process. I think it’s going to go very well. Rex is a very good man. I like Rex a lot. I really appreciate his commitment and his service. And I’ll be speaking to Rex over a long period of time.”

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement